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My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.

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Yao Ming
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 12
Autobiographer
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Shanghai
China
Ming Yao
English
Basketball
Strength
American
Speak
Better
Coach
Coaches
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Endangered species are our friends.
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Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.
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I can see well enough on the 28-meter basketball court.
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The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.
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To me, first and foremost, basketball is a fun sport. It is a hobby, an interest. And second, it is a profession. I feel that I am very fortunate that I can find a professional job that I really, really love.
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Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.
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There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'
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All of the Chinese people, the Asian people say, Oh Yao Ming, you are all the Chinese, all of Asia's hopes. That's a lot of pressure. I'm just a basketball player.
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I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.
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I understand basketball is not my entire life. It's only a part of my life. And there are a lot of other things that interest me a great deal ... other goals to seek, and this is how I have balance in life.
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Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.
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I think I am upsetting the coach.
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One is taller. The other is shorter.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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Be a journalist. I can't get away from you guys, then I just mingle with you guys.
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First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get anyone to throw me a pass.
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